NIH Research Matters

People who fit most of their exercise into one or two days a week had the same reduced risk of disease as people who spread their activity throughout the week.

A heart-healthy eating pattern called the MIND diet was associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline or impairment.

Researchers tracked changes in the brain that occurred in one woman before, during, and after her pregnancy.

Researchers discovered a protein produced by hibernating ground squirrels that allows their eyes to rapidly clear cataracts formed during cold exposure.

Children living in neighborhoods with low access to grocery stores early in life, even before birth, were at increased risk for obesity later.

Researchers found differences in brain network organization that are associated with depression.

Researchers found that newborns who died from sudden infant death syndrome had unusual patterns of metabolic markers at birth.